Is society going the way of Star Trek?

As society becomes more advanced with technology on a daily basis, new innovations and techniques are being presented to help improve society. There is widespread thinking that by improving technology, we will become ultra-efficient individuals.

Are we getting to the point where telecommuting to work will become a normal occurrence? I sure hope not.

While businesses may save money, and it may be considered more efficient, I believe that you should be obligated to physically go into work. The only circumstance in which telecommuting seems acceptable is in gathering people around the world, or if an employee is deathly sick and an assignment or meeting must be completed.

Technology is both a blessing and a curse. Kids and adults alike are both becoming integrated with the future of our society. It is, however, extremely alarming when seeing 10-year old's sit inside on their laptops or video game consoles. Although technology is expanding rapidly around the world, America is still the leader when it comes to establishing what's new and what's yesterdays news.

If you've ever seen the movie, "Wall-E", planet earth is no longer livable and all humans live in outer space aboard a gigantic ship. The humans are all obese, as all they do is sit and their chairs and do things virtually (like golf). Well, eventually the ships captain realizes that the ship has taken a hold of everyone on board, subsequently not letting them leave their exercise-lacking lives.

Great movie. Nevertheless, I worry about society in general terms. If we become so accustomed to technology, could it eventually take control of our lives?